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Polaris Music Prize 2010

The Polaris Music Prize was created to bring recognition to Canadian musicians and to award them for their contributions to the music industry. The prize is not for a specific genre or record label, it is awarded on merit and has a cash prize of C$20 000. Based on the award handed to Irish and British music albums, namely the Mercury Music Prize, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded to a full length Canadian music album. Forty album names have been released, voted for by broadcasters, the Polaris Music Prize Jury, bloggers and journalists. This list will be narrowed down to ten, after which a winner will be chosen.

On 6 July 2010 the shortlist of ten nominees will be released in order for further voting to take place. The final winner will be announced on 20 September, and a new album will join the ranks of previous winners such as Patrick Watson, Final Fantasy and Caribou.

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